MOSCOW, October 24. /TASS/. The repairs of the Northern Fleet’s large amphibious assault ship Olenegorsky Gornyak have been practically completed, a source in Crimean defense circles told TASS on Tuesday.

"External repairs on the large amphibious assault ship Olenegorsky Gornyak have been completed and work is currently underway to restore some internal compartments and premises," the source said.

TASS has no official confirmation of this information yet.

Russia’s Defense Ministry reported earlier that overnight to August 4 Russian combat ships destroyed two Ukrainian naval drones that attempted to attack the Novorossiysk naval base. Novorossiysk Mayor Andrey Kravchenko specified that the attack had been repulsed by the crews of the combat ships Olenegorsky Gornyak and Suvorovets.